10 Worst Eyeliners

Even the cheapest of these smudging, bleeding, pain-inducing eyeliners (one costs a mere $1) aren't worth the money

No. 1: Wet n Wild Idol Eyes Retractable Eye Pencil, $1.99 TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 3.3*Why: Readers say "even the few dollars I paid for it was a waste." and that they "will never buy [this eyeliner] again." One says the packaging is "terrible," because "you have to hold it just right or the actual eyeliner retracts." Another says, "the packaging is so terribly cheap and not even durable enough [to keep in] my purse" and "all the letters have rubbed off, so sometimes I forget what brand it is." One woman says this eyeliner "doesn't apply well and doesn't stay on." Plus, it's very hard, so "it hurts to apply and the color [only] lasts two hours." One reader says, "I'd like to say you get what you pay for but actually it's not even worth the bargain price."

The Maybelline Waterproof Liquid Liner is the absolute worst! The brush has feather-like bristles that makes it hard to use and the formula itself has a thin, runny consistency. A total waste of money.